CVS Health is in exclusive talks to buy Cano Health, Bloomberg reported Oct. 7.
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Uber Health, ShiftMed partner to provide transportation to healthcare workers
Uber Health has partnered with healthcare workforce platform ShiftMed to provide transportation to nurses and other healthcare workers to help with staffing shortages.
Microsoft uses AI to predict missed medical appointments
Microsoft says it has an artificial intelligence tool that can predict missed healthcare appointments.
Amazon seeks physician lead
Amazon Web Services is seeking a San Francisco-based physician lead to work with healthcare organization leaders and strategic industry partners, attend industry events and forums, publish and accelerate business opportunities.
Instacart Health launches for prescription meal plan, medical supply delivery
Grocery delivery company Instacart has launched Instacart Health to allow healthcare providers to order food and medical supplies for patients as part of their prescribed meal plans or post-hospital discharges.
How Google is tackling the opioid crisis in Ohio
Google is working with an addiction treatment center in Ohio as it tries to tackle the opioid crisis, Bloomberg reported Sept. 27.
Humana has edge over CVS Health to acquire Cano Health: Report
Humana has better odds than CVS Health of acquiring Cano Health because the insurer already has a right-of-refusal agreement with the company and a huge position in the Medicare Advantage market, according to market researcher Insider Intelligence.
Amazon Web Services distributes $14M for healthcare cloud equity
Since the launch of its AWS Health Equity Initiative, Amazon Web Services has awarded $14 million in cloud credits to more than 90 organizations with the aim of closing the health equity gap.
7 recent healthcare job postings at Amazon
Amazon has been advertising job openings for its various healthcare teams. Here are seven health-related jobs the tech giant recently posted.
PillPack founders leaving Amazon
The co-founders of PillPack plan to leave Amazon, four years after the tech giant acquired the digital pharmacy as part of its initial foray into healthcare, GeekWire reported Sept. 19.
